In my second installment of Cigars with the Big Guy, I’m going to focus on sticks that are perfect for those winter boys night outs or man-town sessions. These are stogies that are rich in flavor and compliment winter beers, like Sam Winter or Blue Moon’s Winter Ale.
As always, these are stogies I’ve purchased online at some point of another and have been recommended by Cigar Aficionado.
Churchill
- Casa Magna Colorado: Wrapper is oily. Taste is very bold with leather, cedar and earthy tones.
- Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8: There are great woody notes in this stogie. The smoke is full bodied and pulls nicely.
- La Aroma De Cuba: This is a dark stick with a firm draw (almost hard at times). Tones are cedar and wood.
Double Coronas
- Don Lino Africa Tembo: This is a dark stogie that has a really tough draw, but starts woody and finishes strong.
- La Riqueza Cabinet Selection: I found this stick to be dry from the start, though it had a good finish. Tones were cedar, wood and a slight pinch of spice
- Canimo Double Corona: This is a lighter tan stogie, but brings an earthy flavor to the smoke. There are notes of spice and wood.
It’ll be a few more weeks until I get to do another one of these. If there are sticks that you always have in your arsenal and would like to have me review them, just drop the type in the comments and I’ll go hunt them down.
Known on the social web as “bigguyd,” Don Martelli is just a dad, moonlighting as a PR exec, photographer and civilian journalist. He’s a frequent contributor to Shamable, Every Other Thursday, The PR Finish Line, Blogcritics and an editor for Technorati. Connect with him at www.donmartelli.com.
